Can’t-Miss Call For All Brands: Kenneth Byrne on Scaling Multi-Location Trades

In this episode of the Home Service Studs podcast, Andrew Hathaway speaks with Kenneth Byrne, a serial trade entrepreneur, founder of Call the Brands, and partner with Apex Service Partners. Having spent his entire life in the trades and obtained his contractor's license in high school, Kenny shares how he built and sold eight businesses, scaling a single Connecticut location to $70 million in annual revenue with 243 trucks while approaching $100 million across his portfolio. He breaks down his 50/50 partnership model for trade operators, maximizing daily revenue through active general manager oversight, building 2,000-hour proprietary price books, utilizing offshore virtual assistants specifically for full-time recruiting, and training leaders to replicate themselves for rapid multi-state expansion. Support our Sponsors: 🤝 Thank you to Jake Frugé Jr of JFJ Holdings. JFJ Holdings helps companies scale and achieve founder-free growth to prepare them for successful exits. Website: https://jfjholdings.com/ and https://www.jakefrugejr.com/ Follow on Instagram:   / jakefrugejr   Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jfj-... — Chapters: 00:00 Winning the Day as a General Manager 01:02 Sponsor Message 01:51 Kenny Byrne’s Home Services Journey 03:27 Building the Call the Brands Portfolio 05:01 Using Private Equity to Scale 08:16 Breaking Through Growth Plateaus 14:58 Partnerships, Acquisitions, and the Operating Playbook 21:01 Training Leaders to Run the Business 24:16 AI, Automation, and Software Pitfalls 30:12 Ownership, Independence, and Building Your Own Path Stream on Other Platforms: 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4NTSVBQ... Connect with Andrew: Follow on Instagram:   / theandrewhathaway   Follow on Facebook:   / bighath33   Follow on TikTok:   / theandrewhathaway   Connect on LinkedIn:   / anhathaway   Hathaway Companies Website: https://hathaway-companies.com/ Virtual Assist Website: https://www.virtual-assist.co/ Freedom AI Website: https://freedom-ai.io/ Connect with Kenneth: Follow on Facebook:   / kennybyrnejr   Connect on LinkedIn:   / kenneth-byrne-37122125a   Call the Bee Website: https://www.calltheb.com/ 1️⃣ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL 2️⃣ SUBSCRIBE TO ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS 3️⃣ SHARE THIS ON SOCIAL OR WITH A FRIEND #HomeServiceStudsPodcast #BuildersBiblePodcast #AndrewHathaway #SuccessMindset #HomeServices #Podcast Note: This podcast was previously known and titled as the “Builders Bible Podcast”.